Community briefs

Published 7:56 pm, Saturday, July 25, 2015

ALBANY — All are invited for a lunchtime Zumba workout Tuesday in Academy Park across from City Hall.

Exercise clothes are encouraged but not mandatory for the free musical exercise session from noon to 1 p.m. Picnic lunches are encouraged.

The rain location is the rotunda in Albany City Hall.

The instructor, Cassandra Carter, leads the free Zumba in the Park series that is part of the city's 1609 Challenge. The healthy summer activities are held in Albany parks and facilities for people of any age. For a full schedule of 1609 summer activities, go to the city's website, www.albanyny.org.

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The 1609 Challenge allows participants to earn points toward prizes at the Allympics at the end of August.

FORT PLAIN — A flag ceremony, wreath-laying at the Fort Plain Museum and a musket salute by the Tryon County Militia will be 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at the 389 Canal St. museum to mark the 235th anniversary of the Canajoharie settlements being burned by Joseph Brant and Mohawk and Seneca warriors on Aug. 2, 1780.

Wayne Lenig, a museum trustee, will give a presentation about the raid. Free tours and light refreshments will be available.

ALBANY — Local peace and justice groups will present a rally and free screening of the documentary, "The Newburgh Sting," at 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at The Linda, 339 Central Ave.

The event marks the 11th anniversary of the arrests of Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain, both of Albany. The two Muslim men were ensnared in an FBI sting operation in Albany. The case, which went to trial in 2006, resulted in 15-year sentences for both.

A dinner will be at 5 p.m. at Masjid As-Salam, 280 Central Ave., followed by a 6:45 p.m. march up Central Avenue to The Linda, WAMC-FM's performing arts theater.

Children ages 6 to 12 can join the family activities, including a free-throw contest and a basketball skills clinic. There will be a chance to meet State Police K-9s and see fire and police equipment and the FIRST Team 20, the Shenendehowa Robotics team.

Features an open bar, gourmet party fare, desserts and casino games. This is a casino-themed cocktail party, not a licensed gaming event. Tickets cost $100; $50 for first-timers to the event and young professionals 40 and younger.